Windows 10: Windows Defender skipping items

Hello again, I did a scan today and it found 0 threats, but it said "Windows Defender skipped items due to exclusions or network scanning settings" this has never happened before, what does this mean? Oh and could it be because I restored the false positive trojan that I had a few days ago?

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Items skipped during scan

I have recently been receiving the following message when I run the defender quick/full scans.

"Items skipped during scan.

The windows defender antivirus scan skipped an item due to exclusion or network scanning settings."

I can't think of any recent changes I have made to my computer.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

 

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Windows defender does not allow for me to unquarantine items

Hi Michael,

The Real-time protection feature of Windows
Defender stops malware from running on your device. It's possible that this feature is preventing the system from restoring/allowing the affected program. If you're sure that the affected program is virus free, we suggest that you disable the
feature temporarily and try to restore the program. To do this, follow the steps below:

• Type Windows Defender settings in the search bar and press
  Enter.
• Under Windows Defender, disable
  Real-time protection by clicking the toggle button.
• Once you're done, restore the affected file/program and check if the issue persists.

Also, you can allow a quarantined file/program from the Windows
Defender desktop app. If you have the app installed on your device, you can follow these steps:

• Type Windows Defender in the search box, and then select the Desktop app.
• Under the History tab, click on the check box for the affected file/program.
• Select Allow item.

We'll appreciate if you can send us an update.